Carex hystericina is a species of sedge known by the common names bottlebrush sedge and porcupine sedge. It is native to North America and Canada through to Mexico and Jamaica.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bottlebrush sedge being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
- Species
- Carex hystericina
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